Figure B
Illegal firings charges occur in up to a quarter of union elections: Share of completed union elections with a ULP charge against the employer, by size of potential bargaining unit
| Unit size | Firing, narrowly defined | Firing, broadly defined |
|---|---|---|
| All sizes (all elections) | 14% | 24% |
| 50+ employees (completed elections) | 19% | 30% |
Notes: ULP charges are charges that an employer violated the terms of the National Labor Relations Act (Section 8(a) of the labor code) by interfering with workers’ rights to form a union and bargain collectively. Data by bargaining unit size are available for the subset of elections that were completed by the time we obtained the data in 2022.
Source: Authors’ analysis of National Labor Relations Board election data for 2020–2022 and ULP filings from 2019–2022.